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Application :Bled `August 15, 1916.1 i Serial No. 114,964. i

vlb c'ZZ 'whom t may concern: i

Be it knownthat ll, HENRY J. STUR'r., a

citizen of theUnited States, residing at Derby, in the county of New.`Haven vand State of Connecticut, have invented a cer` `tain `newanduseful lmproven'aent 1n Button-Clasps, of which the following 1s aspeciiication.

My invention relates to button clasps `for f hosesupporters and likearticles, but more `particularly to that class of the samewherein fabricor other non-elastic material is` disposed overthe front face of thebase of thebutton,` andits principal Objectis to provide a device ofthischaracter to which the fabric material is held against the base by theundersideofan elastic flangel or collet. i lnthe drawings: j

Figure l is afront view of the clasp 5* j FigZ, a central, longitudinal"section but Fign,` a `sectionalviewy of the tape and kstudlduring theprocess ofassembling;

`and i t y Figs.` Sand `9, detail `views of a further niodication,- i

,j'lhe button clasp generallyconsists `of an f attaching loopA, a`button 10013 B and abutton tab or tape C which carries a button D lip Eprojecting from` `the uppersi e thereof, is provided with a bridge llandhas theisidesof its lower exj n tremity contracted to engage `the shankof j button Dandthe manner. ofattaching the the buttonyll` With theexception of the same `to, the tape C the device thus far de- *scribedis f one of the common forms of button clasps well `known in the art andis disrclosed herein merely to show howjmy invention is applied. `fllhebutton D consists of a circular, or substantiallyj circular, metal` j`base l2. Projecting outwardlyyand riveted tothe base 2;is awire stud 3."lllhe stud 3 is headed to form a convex head 4f. The

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elastic rubber cap orcollet `t3` is shaped to fo'rin` a head 17 and aneck or shank 8. i rllhe collet 6` isprovidedwith a central aperture 9having an `inside cylindrical wall 10 flared outwardly at its upperextremity.` The "diameter of the wall `l0 is less than that of the headZ.tand preferably less thanwthat of the shank of the stud 3. Thecircular flange 1l, `which i iis: of` slightly i greater diameter thanthe baseQ, is `providedwith a central aperture ll2 and: hasitstop side`countersmnk to form a seat 13 for the reception of the lower end of theneck 8ofthe collet. 'lhe button tape `@has oneiofy `its extremities apunched j to form adjacent lapertures lll, l5 and its other extremity.balso punched to form an aperturetl. In assembling the parts theextremity Za ofthe tapeis slipped over the-head` leef the studyfor tofbemore exact the head 4 is slipped through the aper-` ture 1G of thetape.The tapeis then passed tremity at-threadedforwardly through theattaching loop A `and rearwardly over the .bridge F, j rllhe extremityais then folded on itselfbetween the adjacent apertures 14 and lsothatthelatter will register when the two layers of thefold arebroughttogether. The `folded extremity a: is then slipped over theheads: of the stud, the l. latter passing throughtheregisteringapertures lll andl, j as shown in Fig.` 3.1 The elasticflange ll is j thenslippedover the head ofthe stud and i at itslowerextremity." The button loop B,.. whichis connected to thelowerk side ofthe attaching loo A by a.

pressed down luponthe tape, then the elastic j collet Gris pressed overthehead` of the stud, which passes through the aperture@ therein`filling the space j `between the underside ofthe headof the stud andthe frontiface fofthe' `flange andcauses the latter to co-act with thebase plate 2` to prevent the folded extremities of the tape fromdisplacement or from slipping outof alineinent. The tape being wderthanthe base covers and conceals the latter, thereby obviating anydisadvantages incident to the exposure of a `The elastic `flange 11being wider than the metal base 2 overlaps the `'edges of the latter,thereby presentingasoft `Elige; around the uperiphery' of thetbase.

This prevents the metallic edge of the base 100 around' in back fof thebase2` andthe exfrom pressing against the garments or body of thewearer.Since the flange is nearly of the same widthas the tape it keeps thelat-- ter uniformly spread against the front face of the basel andprevents ythe tape from slipt ping outof'alinement. The neck 8, togetherwith the underside 17 of the collet and the upper sidev 18 of the flangeco-act with the upper-and lower faces and thev inner edge of the loop B,which is shown made of sheet l metal, to grip the stocking or othergarment. yItshould beobserved that the end edges of the tape areembraced between the la ers of,

p and concealed inside the vfolds,.there yfpreventing these ends fromraveling and also `rfrom;presenting:rough edges on the exterior surfaceiofr the ztape. lSincelthe extremities v.ofthe tapelare .grippedysecurely vbetween the fian'gefand" base :plateV no stitching or -201'sewing is" required in 1 assembling the parts sincethe assembledpartsfof the button may `:bethefsolel means forffasteningr the ends ofithetape; i

i f The-.securedfextremityfof' lthe tapemay be ifastenedin other fwaysthanthat above de- -scribed,a yparticular instance being shown in1v1-:Fig 37. in which the tape C is foldedto' form .three.layers 1-9,20and 21 provided with revistering--apertures through which the stud 22,30 is'passedJ --'In'this modification the flange 23 `isniade` integralwith: the neck-2i of the zcolletl 25 :land of substantially thesameldiameter as'.v the fmetal base 26. The upper ex- -tremityofitheitape isfastened to the clasp `3 5 ein any. desiredmanner.

wReferring tov-the modification shown in .Figsl-S iandiz9, theextremities c and, CZ =of the v:tapey Czz'are bothA connected to thebaclr ply e 1 flbysstfitches ffy in order to prevent the-backOplyjfromfswinging away from the rear side v#of-the'buttonvp'latef27.vThe elasticflange --,28.;andy the-base plate 27 are both maderectangiularp the flange being slightly wider thanfthebases..V Thecollet29 covers'the head.

- BOfof the stud.'31. so`that the latter does not passentirely th=roughthe collet. II'havek herein -referredfto'the `flange `and colletiasbeingmade of l'elastic rubber but my' 'invention isi intended! to comprehendflanges andfcolletsmadeofother elastic or springy material; yIt 'shouldbe observed that when both the flangeand collet are made of elasticmaterial, either integralor in separate parts,V

they forma cushion which can be readily l sprung. :over thehead ofthestud and down upon thefabric, therebyena'bling the button fito' beassembledby hand. I t should also be observed'that the flange holds downthe corfners of the tape thereby g preventing them from catchingin thelower'extremityy of the 'loop when thelatter is engaging the button.

- Whilethe preferredfforms of my inven- Y vtion :are embodied4 iny thedevices above vdefscribe'd, yet thesameare l'susceptible to suchbaseprovided with a projecting stud which passes through said fabric, aflange having the same contour as the base surrounding said stud infront of said fabric and an elastic colletsurrounding said studin frontof said flange to hold the latter against' the fabric.

2. In a button clasp an apertured fabric and a button,thesaidbuttoncomprising a base plate provided with a headed -stud which passesvthrough said fabric and a flange having a collet mounted thereonsurrounding said stud infront of said'fabric, the said'flange and colletbeing made of "elastic materialand lfil-ling the space-between the frontof the fabric and the headof the stud.

3. In a button clasp a button base'plate yprovided with a projectingstud, ran apertured fabric. disposed overthe front side of said baseplate, an'elastic flange surroundying said stud in front ofsaid fabric,the said flange being Wider than said base plate.

4. In a button clasp a base plate provided with a projecting headedstud, the saidbase plate having its front side covered ywith fabricmaterial through-which said stud extends land an elastic cushionsurrounding said studin front of said fabricv'material and containing apassage of lessfdiameter than the-head ofthe stud, the saidl cushionbeingpr'ovided withian outwardly projecting flange at its innerextremity ywhich overlaps the edges of said base plate. 1

5. vIn a button-claspa Ibase platel having its front side coveredIwithfabric material and an' elasticcushioivmountedthereon in front ofsaid fabric material, g the said cushionV overlappin l the edges f' of'said base plate and having't esamecontour assaid base plate.`

6. Ina button claspv agba'se'plate having its front side covered'withjfabric material, an

plate having its front side covered with fabric material through y.whichsaid stud lextends. andy an elastic cushion surrounding saidstud infront lof said fabric material and containing .a g passage `of Alessdiameter than the head of the stud, .the said cushion filling lt-hespacebetween the rfront of the a hase plate. ln testimony whereof l havehereunto fabric material and the under side ot the base, and a colletmounted on said cushion head of the stud and being provided with an andalso attached to said base, the said outwardly projecting flange at itsinner excushion being provided With a seat for po- 1l o tremity Whichoverlaps the edges of said sitioning the inner extremity of Saidcollet.y

8. A button for a button clasp comprising set my hand this 28th day ofJuly, 1916.A a base, an elastic cushion attached to said HENRY J.STUART;

Genies et' this patent may be elrtame-:l` for ve centa each, byaddressing the Commisaioner of Patente,

Washington, E. 0..

